Improvement in mangles



F. KRI'CKHA-HN. MANGLE.

No.'l78,164f. Patented May 30,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATET OFFICE;

FRIEDRICH KRIOKHAHN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIeNOR To 'HIMSELE' ANDANDREW KIRSOHHOOK, OF SAME PLAGE. I

IMPROVEMENTIN M'ANGLES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,164, dated May 30,1876; application led f April 21, 1576. i

.sists in a carrying sheet or apron, one end of which is fastened to awindingroller, whileits other'end is free, a pressure-roller, which ismade to bear loosely on the winding-roller, and va folding table, theseveral parts being combined with each other and with asupporting-frame,in such a manner 'that by extending the table the carrying sheet orapron may be stretched thereon, and the clothes to be y mangled spreadon the apron; and if a revolving motion is hereupon imparted to thewinding-roller, the carrying sheet or apron, together with the clothes,is-wound up, while if at the same time the pressure-roller is allowed tobear on the winding-roller the clothes are mangled through its means,the clothes being repeatedly'prcssed by the action of the roller asoften as the winding-roller is. turned. The loose roller, by which thepressing is accomplished, is mounted in a rising-and-falling carriage,which is adapted to receive a weight of any desired size, and therebythe Weight which is brought to bear on the clothes may be varied. 4Inthe drawing, the letter A designates the frame-work of the mangle, and Bis the winding-roller, which is mounted in the frame in any suitablemanner. To thiswinding-roller is fastened one end of a carrying sheet orapron, C, the other end of which is free, so that the apron can bestretched out on the table of the apparatus, as hereinafter explained.`This apron C may be made of mus- 1in,linen, or any other selectedfabric.

Above the winding-roller B is situated the pressure-roller D, which isarranged to bear on the winding-roller by its own weight' and a.

which it and the pressure-roller D can be conveniently raised andallowed to fall, the lifting-lever being held after the carriage hasbeen raised, as seenin Fig. 1,`by a swinging stop, H. (Shown in Fig. 2.)

'lo the frame A is attached afolding table, composed of a xed part, 1,which is fastened to the frame, and of loose parts I' I, the latterbeing connected to each other by a hingejoint, a, While the part I isconnected to the fixed part I by pins b, which enter guideslots c, (seeFig. 1,) formed in rails secured to opposite sides of the frame. Whenthe table is put together the loose parts I Ill are laid on each other,and shoved inwardrover the fixed part I 5 and, by the guide-slots c andpins b, I am enabled to shove the loose parts over the fixed part withgreat facility. In order to bring the loose parts of the table on alevel with the fixed part I when the table is extended, the guide-slotsc are bent downward, as seen at d in Fig. 1, this bent part serving todrop the pins b when they reach the end ofthe slot, and thus lower boththe parts I and I". The outer part I of the vtable is provided with ahinged leg, J, while the part I has a fixed leg, K, attached to it. Whenthe parts are folded together and slid in over the fixed part I thehinged leg J is folded up therewith, while the lxed leg K remains justoutside the frame, as seen in Fig. 2, so that the whole occupies butlittle space. i

The operation of iny'machine is :as follows: The table I I I is extendedand the pressure roller D raised, so as to permit of unwinding thecarrying sheet or apron C from the winding-roller B. The sheet or apronG is then stretched on the table, and the clothes to be mangled in turnspread on the apron. A revolving motion is tlen imparted to thewinding-roller, (on whose shaft is mounted a suitable driving Wheel orcrank,) and by this means the apron G, carrying the clothes, is Wound onthe winding-roller B, while if the pressure-roller D is previouslylowered, so as to bear on the Winding-roller, the clothes are mangledthroughits means, the latter being 4 repeatedly subjected to the actionof the pressure-roller-as often as the Winding-roller is turned., andthe latter being turned till the operator deems the clothes to haveacquired the requisite smoothness. To remove the clothes, the carryingsheet or apron G is simply un- Wound from the roller, by taking hold of'its e free end `and drawn out on the table.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The carriage E, arranged to have a vertical movement in the frame A, andcarrying` lche roller D at its lower portion, and provided with alifting-lever, F, in combination withA

